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Internet: Safety

Question for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

UIN 75287, tabled on 16 July 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with online platforms on ensuring that they swiftly deal with online consumer harm.

Answered on

22 July 2020

The government works closely with online platforms on a range of issues. The Competition and Markets Authority enforces consumer protection law online. The Office for Product Safety and Standards, part of BEIS, leads the government’s work on product safety, including the sale of products online.